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Early Start Australia Bondi Junction
At Early Start Australia Bondi Junction, we provide supportive, family-centred therapy services that help children, adolescents, parents, carers, and families thrive.
Our Bondi Junction clinic offers expert speech therapy, psychology and counselling, allied health services and help in school readiness, tailored to each person’s needs.
Whether you’re seeking early intervention, developmental support, or specialised care, our team is here to help.
If you’d like to book an appointment or simply have any questions, call us at 1300 372 439 or enquire now through the online form.
Clinic contact details
Suite 2202, Level 22, Westfield Bondi Office Tower 1, 520 Oxford Street
Bondi Junction NSW 2022
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Therapy services to help you thrive
Early Start Australia Bondi provides occupational therapy, speech pathology, psychology, ADHD assessments, and a range of group therapy programs to support children and families.
Starting therapy with your child may seem like heading into the unknown, but with the right people by your side, it can be an effective and positive experience.
At every session we take a ‘listen first’ approach to gain a detailed understanding of your child’s and family’s unique circumstances so we can tailor the therapy journey to best suit your child’s goals.
Getting to know you and your family is key to making you feel comfortable about the process.
We’ll work with you at every stage to explain why we’re doing what we’re doing and what we are working towards.
With multiple therapists and disciplines working together, we can provide comprehensive, collaborative, family-centred service to children and families within one therapy centre, allowing children and families to feel comfortable in a single environment.
Our fun, colourful, and large clinic in Bondi Junction has a sensory gym and lots of options for engaging therapy sessions.
We’re easy to find
Early Start Australia Bondi Junction is conveniently located in the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping precinct on level 22 in office tower 1.
The clinic can be reached by the level 6 lifts near the Good Start Early Learning Centre, which are wheelchair and pram accessible.
The most convenient parking is near the Good Start Early Learning Centre in their allocated spaces. And you’ll find plenty of parking at Westfield Bond Junction carpark.
You have several public transport options, with our clinic only a 10-minute walk from Bondi Junction bus/train station on Grafton Street.
Get directionsSupport from 0 to 17 years, for all needs and abilities
Our multidisciplinary team at Early Start Australia Bondi Junction is experienced in delivering therapy for infants, children, and young people aged 0 to 17.
We deliver our services in a variety of settings, including telehealth, home visits, school/early learning centre visits and at our clinic in Bondi Junction, where it’s most beneficial for supporting your child.
We are a passionate team dedicated to empowering families and nurturing self-management skills for future independence.
We help with a range of challenges from simple to more complex, providing assessments and effective interventions for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism (ASD), ADHD, down syndrome, global developmental delay, selective mutism and more.
Our support is evidence-informed, addressing speech and language difficulties, motor coordination and muscular disorders, intellectual disabilities, learning difficulties, and sensory processing challenges.
Additionally, for children over the age of 2, we offer feeding and mealtimes assessments and therapy interventions.
Our mealtimes team can assist with managing difficulties with eating or drinking, including swallowing (dysphagia), food refusal and sensory issues, and disordered eating.
And, if the help of another medical professional is needed, we can help with referrals.
How we can help your child
From early intervention support to therapy services, we offer tailored plans that support your child’s development.
Psychology service
Our psychology service extends support for mental health challenges, such as anxiety, low mood, behaviours of concern, school refusal, trauma, and attachment issues, oppositional and defiant behaviours, grief, sleep issues, anger, ASD and more.
We foster mental wellbeing through resilience building and preparing for life transitions, and we can offer your child psychometric assessments and support for ADHD, specific learning disorders (such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia) and giftedness.
Our psychology service can also support your family with parent coaching and skill building, along with formal programs such as Circle of Security.
All our therapists are mental health aware and also trained in trauma-informed practice.
We operate within a family-centred model, which means we collaborate closely with your family, understanding your unique circumstances, to determine the supports and interventions that will best suit your child and family.
This family-centred approach is key to creating positive outcomes for your family and child, ensuring a partnership that respects your family’s journey and your child’s specific needs.
What you can expect at Early Start Australia Bondi Junction
- Multilingual therapists: We speak several languages, including English, German, Korean, and Mandarin.
- Early intervention: We offer a strong early intervention program for children up to nine years old.
- Teen and young adult support: Our passionate Bondi therapists are experienced in building capacity in teenagers and young adults.
- Strength-based approach: We take a strength-based approach to foster independence and resilience in school-aged children.
- Assessment and diagnostic services: We deliver comprehensive assessments to guide personalised therapy plans and support a diagnosis.
- Mealtimes and feeding service: Our mealtimes team can assist with assessment of and treatment planning for challenges with eating, drinking and mealtimes.
- Multidisciplinary team: Get the support you need in one convenient location with our multidisciplinary team of occupational therapists, speech pathologists, and psychologists working together to help you reach your goals.
- Supporting early learning: We can support early learning centres and kindergartens.
- Flexible service delivery: Our services can be delivered in our clinic at Bondi Junction via telehealth, and we offer mobile services around Sydney’s eastern suburbs in the home, school, and community settings based on your personalised therapy plan.
- Funding models: We work with a number of funding/rebate models. As a NDIS registered provider, we work with agency-managed, self-managed, and plan-managed participants. We can also accept Better Access to Mental Health Care Plans for psychology services. Private Health Insurance policy holders may be eligible for a rebate depending on their policy. We also work with Enhanced Primary Care plans for OT and speech pathology.
- School holiday intensives: Our holiday programs allow for booking blocks of therapy to address specific goals in a short burst of time. Engaging in therapy on school holidays can be beneficial because children have more energy for therapy without school routines. It eases anxiety around new experiences and helps maximise progress towards your goals.
Programs
Your therapist may recommend specific therapy programs or groups as part of your therapy journey.
All our programs are facilitated by occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists, therapy assistants, or a combination, depending on your child’s needs.
In some cases, NDIS funding can be used to fund group program participation. You can discuss this option when making a booking.
- School readiness programs (primary and secondary school)
- Quick Steps holiday intensives
- Mealtimes and feeding
- Circle of Security
Frequently asked questions
Here are some frequently asked questions about therapy services at Early Start Australia Bondi Junction.
Meet our principal at Bondi Junction
Nicole Katzenellenbogen
Practice Principal
Nicole is a Senior Occupational Therapist with 19 years’ experience working with children and families within the school, home and clinic setting.
Nicole completed her occupational therapy degree and sensory integration certificate in South Africa, where she ran two multi-disciplinary clinics. She is passionate about making therapy support and strategies accessible in the home and classroom through realistic programmes and strategies.
This empowers those engaging with the child daily and helps them reach their full potential.
Her special interests lie in working with the younger child through a sensory integration framework, parent support and holistic treatment of children with developmental difficulties.
Nicole has a wealth of knowledge in many areas of child development including developmental delay, feeding, and emotional regulation.
Nicole appreciates working with other health professionals and prioritises an integrative approach to her therapy journey with the families she works with.
She is a creative therapist, implementing new strategies or resources in dynamic ways and has strong problem-solving abilities.
Nicole is a mum of two boys, loves exploring new places, going for long walks and can be found saying hello to every dog that she meets along the way!
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Suite 2202, Level 22, Westfield Bondi Office Tower 1, 520 Oxford Street
Bondi Junction NSW 2022
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Opening hours
Monday : 8am - 6pm
Tuesday : 8am - 6pm
Wednesday : 8am - 6pm
Thursday : 8am - 6pm
Friday : 8 - 3.30pm
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